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Lesson Plans - 7th Grade

Create a Folktale

After reading and listening to folktales from various Hispanic cultures, students write a new folktale.

Retablo-Style Self-Portraits

Students create tinfoil self-portraits in the style of Frida Kahlo, a famous Mexican painter.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!

September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month. Education World offers a piñata full of activities that will help teachers focus attention on the contributions of people of Hispanic heritage to the history of the United States.

Mexican Holidays

Students will do the following:
1. Research one of two Mexican holidays, Day of the Dead and Cinco de Mayo
2. Present important facts about the holiday to the class
3. Host an in-class celebration that reflects the dress, music, food, and traditions of that holiday

Mexican Culture and History through Its National Holidays

What do some of Mexico’s major holidays tell us about the country’s religious and political history?